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Letter from the secretary of PF to William Lesley, in which he writes that he will help Gio’ Iruinio [John Irvin]. The letter also states that he will talk with Lesley about his desire to go to the mission, adding however, that he thinks that Lesley…

Minutes of PF general meeting of 7 February 1678 discussing among other issues, a letter from Francesco Gatta, a missionary in Barbary. He writes about a Spanish boy who has endured many sufferings at the hands of his brothers and Father, who took…

Letter from PF to Gio’ Dom’co [Giovanni Domenico] Galasso in Naples, stating that the cardinals have consented to give him the patents of missionary. He is also instructed to obey Jean Le Vacher, vicar apostolic of Tunis, who will tell him were he…

Letter from PF to Alexander Lesley. It announces that the cardinals have chosen him as a visitor of Scotland, and that for this purpose he should use the instruction that was attached to the original letter. He will receive 100 scudi for his…

Minutes of PF general meeting of 6 April 1677 discussing among other issues, a petition on behalf of the procurator of the Scottish mission, William Lesley. He asks if he may be substituted by David Gutherie (alumnus of the Scottish college), during…

Minutes of PF general meeting of 16 March 1677 which was held in the presence of the pope, discussing among other issues, a petition by the procurator of the Scottish mission [William Lesley]. He mentions several abuses in the Scottish mission and…

Letter from PF to Marcello Costa, provicar on the Barbary Coast, letting him know that he will receive the 10 "pieces of eight" [Spanish dollars] that he needs in order to repay a dept, and that in the future PF will send him his provision of 30…

Letter from PF to the inquisitor of Malta. In response to his letter of 17 May, which stated that the inquisitor may decide for himself what to do with a (Muslim) mother of two slave girls, who had converted to Catholicism, i.e. whether to let her go…

Letter from PF to Jean Le Vacher, the vicar apostolic of Algiers. Fran'co [Francesco] Gatta and Gio Batt'a [Giovanni Battista] de Bonis from the diocese of Matera, want to join the mission in the area where Le Vacher is working. Before agreeing to…

Letter from PF to Cardinal De Massimi. The cardinal had communicated to PF, that Trinitarian Father Mendeita commented on the accusations of eight slaves in Tunis against the Capuchin Carlo d’Ancona, who is provicar in Tunis. Since Cardinal De…

Letter from PF secretary [Francesco Ravizza] to the nuncio to France [Fabrizio Spada], stating that he should find a candidate who can become the general superior of both the secular, and the regular priests in the Scottish mission. This superior…

Copy of a letter from the secretary of PF to Jean Le Vacher, asking for information about Father Carlo di Ancona, sent as missionary to assist the slaves in Tunis. Eight slaves have made several complaints about him, and PF wants to know whether…

Copy of a letter from the secretary of PF to the superior general of the Jesuits. PF asks the superior three things regarding the Jesuit mission in Scotland: a) to order his missionaries to disperse over the whole country, and not stay at particular…

Minutes of PF general meeting of 23 July 1674 discussing among other issues, a petition by Jean Le Vacher asking that his faculties which are about to expire, be renewed. The cardinals agree to the request.

Minutes of PF general meeting of 26 June 1674. The cardinals discussed among other issues the case of Marcello Costa, who was named missionary and provicar in Tunis, at the PF meeting of 28 February 1673. The missionary patents and the prevision of…

Minutes of PF general meeting of 26 June 1674 discussing among other issues, a letter from Carlo d'Ancona. Jean Le Vacher, vicar apostolic in Algiers, has sent him to be provicar in Tunis. D'Ancona reports on the state of the mission, and mentions…

Copy of a letter from PF secretary [Francesco Ravizza] to Marcello Costa, provicar in Bizerte. He writes that he has read Costa's letter dated 29 January, in which Costa had reported to be working with zeal as a provicar in Bizerte. PF will not only…

Copy of a letter from the PF secretary [Francesco Ravizza] to Jean Le Vacher. He wonders why Marcello Costa is still not at his mission in Bizerte, and why Jean Le Vacher gave him 30 scudi prior to his departure. PF wants Jean Le Vacher to see to it,…

Copy of a letter from PF to Jean Le Vacher, vicar apostolic of Algiers. Carlo d'Ancona and Vincenzo da Frascati, two Capuchins, have been sent to Tunis to assist the slaves, and now ask for the usual faculties. PF asks Jean Le Vacher to give these…

Copy of a letter from PF secretary [Urbano Cerri] to Marcello Costa. The secretary tells him that the cardinals will be displeased to hear that Jean Le Vacher has given him the provision of 30 scudi, before he even arrived at his new mission in…

Copy of a letter from PF secretary [Urbano Cerri] to Jean Le Vacher. He writes that he cannot understand why [Marcello] Costa is asking for a provision before his arrival at his new mission in Bizerte, since provisions are only given from the day of…

Copy of a letter from the secretary of PF to Marcello Costa, provicar in Tunis. PF secretary [Urbano Cerri] attaches the answers of the Holy Office to Costa's dubia [questions about how to deal with certain practical issues, regarding doctrine and…

Copy of a letter from PF secretary to Cardinal Spinola Capranica, who proposed Gatta and Fabritii for the mission in Tunis. PF secretary [Urbano Cerri] answers that he recently asked Jean Le Vacher, apostolic vicar in the area, whether there is a…

Copy of a letter from PF to Jean Le Vacher, vicar apostolic of Algiers. The Trinitarians working in Algiers have asked for the permission to keep the most Holy sacrament (i.e. consecrated bread) in their hospitals (or at the very least in one called…

Copy of a letter from PF to Alexander Winster, prefect of the Scottish mission. PF writes that in the future, he should not give money to his missionaries with the assumption that PF will pay it back. At the request of the prefect, PF has written to…

Copy of a letter from PF secretary [Urbano Cerri] to Marcello Costa, a missionary in Tunis. As requested, Cerri forwarded him a letter from Mr. Barbottone, which stated that the secretary would be glad to advocate an increase of provision, should he…

Copy of a letter from PF to the superior general of the Trinitarians. In January 1672 PF already ordered the superior to recall Bartolomeo Da Serrano from the mission in Algiers. Since the superior has not carried out this order, and Da Serrano is…

Copy of a letter from PF to the nuncio to Spain, asking him to order that Bartolomeo Da Serrano leave the mission. If this is not done, the vicar apostolic of Algiers [Jean Le Vacher] should impose censures on Da Serrano. Attached to this letter is…

Copy of a letter from PF to Jean Le Vacher, vicar apostolic of Algiers, stating that the cardinals approved Jean Le Vacher's choice of Marcello Costa as missionary of Bizerte. PF sends the patents which state that Jean Le Vacher himself should give…

Copy of a letter from the secretary of PF to the nuncio to France, Francesco Nerli. The PF secretary [Federico Baldeschi] writes that he gave a package to the procurator of the Scottish mission [William Lesley], with the faculties for the new prefect…
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